Kuppet and Knut disagree over the TSC’s proposed teacher pay scale.
The teachers’ unions finally reached differing findings following discussions with their employer, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), about compensation reviews.
Following a meeting about salary review discussions that took place behind closed doors on Tuesday at the Kenya School of Government, this has happened.
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) rejected a new salary offer from TSC on the grounds that it didn’t meet the demands of both the presidential directive and the wage Remuneration Commission.
According to the union, the recommended wage range for TSC is between 2.4 and 9.5 percent, with the lowest-paid instructors receiving the highest proportion and the highest-paid teachers receiving the lowest.
The conference was disappointing, according to KUPPET Secretary General Akello Misori, because the proposal falls far short of their expectations.
“What TSC offered is terrible and significantly less than what the SRC offered. According to TSC, the proposal offers less information than what teachers were hoping for. According to Misori, even the president’s announcement is not something that TSC is taking into account.
Misori questioned TSC’s decision to create a new pay proposal rather than concentrating on the suggestions offered by President William Ruto and SRC.
The SRC recommends that teachers and other public servants receive between seven and ten percent. But that’s exactly what we were planning. According to Misori, we came to the conclusion that either the SRC had been lying to us or the TSC had not taken these conversations seriously.
On the other hand, the Kenya National Union of Teachers commended the employer’s proposal and claimed that it takes low-income workers into account.
Collins Oyuu, secretary general of KNUT, claims that because their needs weren’t met by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) 2017–2021, teachers in classrooms got a raw deal.
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“KNUT appreciates the increase of 2.4 to 9.5 percent. Let the lowest-paid teacher earn the highest percentage, and the highest percentage go to the highest-paid teacher. We support TSC’s position in that regard and urge Oyuu to carry it out.
“What has been presented to us includes the seven to 10 percent. In order to keep the number of recipients between seven and 10, it is now up to the union and company to select who gets what.
Following the unsuccessful negotiations, KUPPET asked the instructors to be patient and said that the discussions will continue until a compromise was achieved.
This is taking a lot of our energy, so we’re asking for a lot of patience from our teachers. We ask them to kindly be very patient so that we can have firm engagements on Monday.
We may still take our time as long as we reach an arrangement with the business and the teachers.
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